The Help
著者: Kathryn Stockett
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| Hardcover: | 464 ページ |
| 出版社: | Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam |
| 出版日: | 2009年2月10日 |
| ISBN: | 0399155341 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780399155345 |
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内容説明
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen’s best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody’s business, but she can’t mind her tongue, so she’s lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.
Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.
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: Kris10 new york - 2010年3月20日excellent!!!
The characters were so believable. I was immediately sucked in & finished it in days. I completely LOVED this book.
: Tessa Weeks Ventura, CA USA - 2010年3月20日A mostly splendid read
This was an emotional account of the experiences of black maids in 1960s Mississippi. At times funny and touching, it included disturbing accounts of how badly most of them were treated. I was in constant fear (as they must have been) that they would be found out and suffer horrible consequences. The ending was a tad unbelievable, but on the whole I really enjoyed this book.
: Barbara Newbern None - 2010年3月19日A compelling read.
I think a person would be hard pressed to find a better book than this one. It's about strong relationships during a very difficult time. It kept me up late. I recommend it without hesitaion.
: S. Dulai San Antonio, Tx - 2010年3月19日Brilliant....
I had heard so much about this book from so many people and finally purchased it to read over my Christmas vacation. Well, I absolutely loved this book and read it in no time because I could not put it down. It was brilliantly written and pulled me into the story like so few books do these days. You must read this!
: J. Marren Glen Ridge, NJ USA - 2010年3月19日Loved it!
"The Help" has held a place on the NYTimes bestseller list for a long time, and it's well-deserved. "The Help" is the compelling story of the life of two housekeepers in Jackson, Mississippi right in the middle of the Civil Rights movement of the 60's. We tend to focus on Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, the church bombing and other high-profile events of the era, but "The Help" shines a light on the daily lives of the thousands of black women who came into contact with the white world on a daily basis and suffered innumerable indignities, as well as real danger if they resisted. At the same time, Stockett portrays the close loving relationships that existed between the "help" and their charges that often lasted into adulthood (as long as the housekeeper wasn't suddenly fired!).
I agree that this book could become a classic very quickly--it would even be appropriate for high school students--"To Kill a Mockingbird" for the 21st century. Highly recommended!
